Occupations with an increased prevalence of self-reported asthma in Indian adults
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Occupations with an increased prevalence of self-reported asthma in Indian adults
OBJECTIVES Occupational asthma remains relatively under-recognized in India with little or no information regarding preventable causes. We studied occupations with an increased prevalence of self-reported asthma among adult men and women in India. METHODS Analysis is based on 64,725 men aged 15-54 years and 52,994 women aged 15-49 years who participated in India's third National Family Health...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Asthma
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0277-0903,1532-4303
DOI: 10.3109/02770903.2014.913619